Container



' P. s.' MOYER CONTAINER l Original Filed May l f /we EM 61%@ gez".

Panarea ocnzs', 1927. y y

, Application fired may" 1,'11920; serial .fM-yfinvention" 1rrelates to containersand Y particularly to. that classwherein itisdesiialole to'V protect the 'contents fro'mgthe "atmosphere and wherein an radvantageous and pleasing display of the contents Yis.v contemplated,ras isthe .case incontainers. @for hard and dry confections orthe like.

Amon'gother objects, my invention is intended tto lprovide. a`V containerV for so-called Fhardcandies et cetera,l which, by reason foff itsl general organization 'and equipment, "nmayserve as an eectual yprotection and jpreservative enclosure andmay serve, at the vsame atime, asa 'convenient dispensing jar; or

'-holder. f

' Referring to the. drawingsfFig. 1 isi/a Vsideelevation partly in section ofacontainer illustrating an embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2..is alsectional. elevationon tlhe'lin'e '-f2fofrFig. 1'; Fig. :3;'is a sectional elevation on 'a line 3 3, of'Fig.'1`; andpFig. 4 is an Y'enlarged detail viewillustrating. the means kfor temporarily. holding the closure open while dispensingthe Contents. ofthe container. i v

- In .the illustrated kleinbodiinent. of

vention Ihave showna-receptacle lof any v suit-able material-preferably :transparent '-wall7 for thecontentsofl the containen f y "edge to a band encircling the neck portion j I tents, means may be provided for tempora- ,may be flattened as Y To facilitate the placing of'. a plurality of these containers side by side and in super-Vv L lin iposed tiers.withoutmaterial-loss ofspace,

the sides, top and bottom ofthe container indicated at 8 in Fig. 3. The'il'attened'jportion of the bottom is preferably ofgreater width to provide a 'substantial base for the container.

A cover-or closure 9 is hinged at Vits upper 6 between theV bead and the bodyA portion of the receptacle and, preferably, is adapted by its own weight, assisted by the spring 11, V'if desired, lto swing downwardly land close theopen end of the receptacle.

. The cover 9 may be provided on itsinner side with an annular rectangular groove 12 v A primario, fIiz'zLincisi,l Ali.: Conroniirioi Nq; jsrs'mfe Renewed: .april 22, ligadas,

'into whichissecured'theopposite'Wedgesfof i a'resilient seini-tubular gasket 13', the crown.V ofiwhich extends beyond'l the' inner vrface-.of

the closure-and"maylbelmorerorlessoom- D vpressedloy lthebe'ad off the neck portion, :thus

tending to.l .provide a seal.- between,-v said Vclosure and-receptale. i Vhen i a containerembody-nig` this invention is used for hardcandyor other contents .desired .toi be Vkept dry, I-prlovide .within the containen` a, hygroscopic or absorbent-,materialfllwhich tends tofdecreaserthe degreeof humidity in4 the container 'Thisl lVmateria-l Y inay'coinpri'se 'such" a hygroscopic substance as calcium #chloride mixed with aV bodyma'- -t'erial such-aas' infusori'al earth and-having -a preferably:fibrous binder such .as'asbestosf y within` the container., there fis provided a.y holder 15 having in its sidek wall adjacent YYthe interiorof the receptacle,ithegperfora- YTo retainw-the hygroscopicvmateriali 14 support 17 secured to the closure and., having Y .side :and ioweffwans fwhien; with the, fm- 1 Y -Y -wardlygprojectzing .marginal flange 18, and l.the innerface-ofthe.closureform asocket .'havingljpan open f upper end into which'is placed th'eholder with its perforated side wall adjacent the; interior of the res'ceptacle.y `'Pivotally mounted on the closure'vabove the Aop'enfendofthe ysupport 17 arethe clips 19,

'vi-ng and re lacing thelatter.

To facilitate the dispensingk ,ofthe. con` Irily holding thepclosure open while the contents are being removed; for example, a resilient member A20 is rigidly secured' tothe band 10 through the stationary hinge mem# bers `and has formed at its central portion the downwardly taperedholding lug 21; 51rd `9o Y i 1 which when inthe posit-ion shown in fullv l ico" and the 'latch' or finger 22 secured to and adapted to 'move bodilywith the closure and Y positioned to` cooperate with the lug 21.

In operation, the closure is swung out- 'wardly' until'ith'e" upper camface of the finger 22 engages the 'lug 21 when a continuation of the movement of the-closure will cause the resilient member to yield and permit thefinger V,to pass to the opposite side of the lug (see Fig'. et) 'Where it will be 4held bythe resilient member--and lug assuming their normal position.: To release the y closure from the holding lug it is only necz Obviously the vv*present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment shown and described,rand `the details of construc- V l'tionand :arrangement ofthelillustrated device may be -variously modified'without departingfrom the spirit and scope of my invention. V`Moreover, itis not indispensible that all ofthe features of the invention be used conj'ointly'v as they may be used to advantage in various'A combinations and sub- `combinations.

1 aving thusdescribed my invention, I claim:`

1. A container comprising, in combination, an elongatedhorizontally disposed receptacle appropriately flattened in trans- `verse cross-section to adapt it for assembly ina battery'or in tiers of like jars; and having a"closedftapering `portion tending to display the contents of the container distinctively vfrom v*contentsy of neighboring `like 'containers inv afbattery; said receptacle hav- :ing at its opposite end from thetapered por- 'tion `a mouth opening 4obliquely and up- Ward'ly; a closure for saidmouth and connectedthereto to be `closed byv gravity7 and a hygroscopic medium located Within the 'receptacleadjacent its mouth; whereby the bulk ofl the contents of the V'receptacle may 'be located horizontally remote from the mouth thereof andthe hygroscopic medium is located in proximity `to the contents first affected vby admission of moisture at the 'mouth `ofthe receptacle.

A vrcontainer comprising, in combinameans between'said receptacleand said clo- 4. A container comprising,in combina'- tion, a horizontally disposed elongatedre-l ceptacle having an open'endwdisposed at an angle to the bodyr portion thereof and horizontally removed lwith reference to the closed end of said body portion; aclosure therefor; a holder adapted to be applied to said closure and open tov the. circulation of the air in said container, a dehydrating substance contained in said holder and means for supporting said holder.

5. A container comprising in com-bination, a horizontally disposed elongated receptacle having, an openable end; a closed so V end horizontally removed therefrom Whereby the bulk of the contents of the receptacle may be located horizontally remote from Vsaid openable end; a closure for Asaid openablev end of the receptacle; and'dehydrating means removably connected to saidclosure and adjacent the-contents most affected by admission of moisture to the container. 6. A display receptacle comprising a transparentfjar adaptedffor displaying a mass of contents such for instance as hard` candies at a substantial distancey from the mouth ofthe jar, a removable .closureffor the mouth of the jar, and a hygroscopic medium communicating with and adapted .fory dehydratingthe interior ofthe jar, said h-ygroscopicmedium arranged proximate the mouthv of the jar' so asy to be adjacentthe contents most affected by admission of atmospheric moisture during temporary opening ofthe jar. N In testimony whereof,` I 'have signedmy name to this specification.k

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